Merovingians

10 artifacts · 436 CE – 550 CE · artifact (3) · people (2) · battle (2) · architecture (1) · art (1) · spiritual (1)

As the first royal dynasty of the Franks, the Merovingians laid the foundations of medieval Europe from the 5th to the 6th century. The artifacts displayed reveal the intricate interplay of power, warfare, and cultural development during this transformative period.

The Collection

• Childeric I — 436 CE · artifact
• Clotilde — 474 CE · people
• Clovis I — 481 CE · people
• Tomb of Childeric I — 481 CE · architecture
• Battle of Soissons — 486 CE · battle
• Baptism of Clovis — 496 CE · spiritual
• Battle of Vouillé — 507 CE · battle
• Salic Law — 507 CE · artifact
• Treasure of Gourdon — 524 CE · artifact
• Merovingian Fibula — 550 CE · art